The internet's new obsession? A mystical Kinnauri festival where faces vanish and folklore comes alive

The internet's new obsession? A mystical Kinnauri festival where faces vanish and folklore comes alive

High in Himachal’s Kinnaur district, where the valleys stay quiet and the pines seem to whisper their own secrets, Raulane arrives each spring like a gentle shake of the shoulder after a long winter. It’s one of those festivals that isn’t simply celebrated, it’s felt. In the thrum of drums that bounce off the cliffs, in the scent of pine smoke, and in the way entire villages seem to breathe in unison. This is the moment when Kinnaur bids farewel…